Concrete wall construction



A. BLOCK.

CONCRETE WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I2. 1918.

Patented Dec. 9,1919.

2 SHEETS*SHE'ET 1.

Z29 ATTORNEYS A. BLQCK.

CONCRETE WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLlCATION FlLED APR. 12. 1918.

Patented D90. 9

( INVENTOR ATTORNEYS PATENT FCE.

ooncnnrn WALL CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVIN BLOCK, of

Rochester, in the county of Monroe and.

concrete building or, other structure may be held while hardeningWithout the use of the ordinary removable forms or molds, as well asobviating the use of the reinforcing metal bars commonly employed instructures of this kind.

A further object of the invention is to provide a relatively lightconcrete wall construction for building purposes with means embeddedtherein upon which the finishing Walls of the building may be secured.

Still another object of the invention is to anchor upon the studding ofa frame building sections of wirenettingor like material in spacedrelation adapted to be filled with concrete to produce a relatively thincement wall having on its outer surface a stucco finish substantiallycovering the wire mesh and which is obtained without the use of themethods generally employed for providing a finish of this kind. To theseand other ends the invention resides in certain improvements andcombinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described,the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of thespecification.

In the drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a wall embodyingthepreferred form of the invention; j

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the wall shown in Fig. 1;

- Fig. 3 1s a plan section of a modified form of wall construction;

Fig. 4 is an exterior elevation of the wall shown in Fig. 3 with theouter covering removed;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of the wall shown in Fig. 3,indicating the manner of applying the shingles thereto;

Fig. 6 is a similar sectionincluding boththe in er a d. O ter finish oft e a l, an

Specification of I etters Patent; Patented Dec. 9, .1919. "A licationfiled April 12, 1918. ser1a1'1vo.22s,092.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan illustratin the method of constructing'thecorners o the wall shown in Fig. 6. 7

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesameparts.

In carrying out the preferred form of the present invention, I employthe studding of a frame building, preferably of wooden construction, asa means upon which to secure sections of wire netting or like materialof a relatively fine mesh from which are outwardly spaced sections-ofnetting of a relatively coarse mesh suitablev to permit concretepoured-between said sections tobe forced throughthe latter, and formthereon a stucco finish substantially enveloping or covering the strandsof. the mesh and the exposed portions of the ties connectingsaid Vsections'when the building is completed. In this way, a-stucco finishmay be obtained without the use of the methods/ generally employed inwork of this kind which are more orless expensive and which require theservices of skilled labor as well. 1

Referring to' the drawings, 10 indicates the studding or upright framemembers which are carried by the sills 11 arranged to support thefloor-stringers 12 onwhich rests'the floor 13, as shown in Fig. 1.Secured upon the inner faces of the studding are the laths'l for holdingthe plastering in cases where it is desired to provide a plasteredwall.

-Exteriorly of the studding and secured thereto by suitable nails orstaples (not shown) is the wire netting 15 of comparatively fine meshwhile spaced therefrom is the netting 16 of a considerably "coarsermesh.- -The outer netting 16 is connected with the studding 10 by theyokes 17 which are formed of relatively heavy wire bent to the shapeshown in Fig. 2, the sides of the yoke being projected through theinnernetting ing to better brace the netting 16 with which theirextremities connect; The inner end of the yoke which engages thestudding on three sides'thereof is preferably secured by means of thestaples 19. Additional ties20 a placed be ween t e studding at suita e-brought out and a uniform coating eifected by tapping the wire strandswith a light tool before the material has a chance to harden.

Nails 23 are partially driven intothe studding beforethe cement ispoured so that the heads thereof may serve to anchor the oe ment whenthe latter is hardened.

An air space 2% is formed between the inner wall covering and wirenetting 15 which serves as an insulator andinsures a relatively dryconcrete Wall at all times.

7 In a construction of this kind a considerable saving in the cost ofthe framing or studding may be effected as the. sizeof these members maybe reduced materially since they are reinforced by the outer concretewall withwhich they are coimected.

In the modified form of construction shown in Figs, 3 to 7,1inclusive,the inner and outer sections of the netting 25 and 26, respectively, arepreferably of I the same mesh and are supported by the inwardly placednailing strips or frame members 27 and 28 which are relatively thin,strips of material comiecte'd by the tie bars 29 formed of suitable wirebent around said frame members and crossed between them whereby thelatter areclamped by the wirevsufficiently tight to prevent theiraccidental displacement before the concrete is poured. The ends of theWire forming the tie bar are twisted together as'indicated at 30, pref--erably around one of the strands ofthe wire netting. Additional tiebars31 are directly connected with the spaced netting-sections as indicatedin Fig. 3, the same being preferably'formed of wire withhooked'endssurrounding. one or more of the wire netting strands-Theupright frame members 27 l and 28'for temporarily supporting the netasshown in Fig. 4. In, constructing the;

ting are 7 preferably in short lengths slightly longer thanthe widthofthe netting itself,

. walls I prefer to build up the same step by step, that is, 'when thebottom sections of netting are filled with concrete and have hardened:to a certain degree. I then superimpose-additional frame members onthose already emheddedin the cement and connect them to the splicemembers 31 preferably by the Wire wrappingindicated at'32 in Figs and.6, said splicemembers having been previously nailed to the lower framemember heforetheywere set u'p."I then superimpose upon the newly, placedn pright strips another. section of netting at each side of the'wall,preferably around the tional space with concrete.

entire building, after which I fill the addi- Thisprocess is continueduntil the Walls of the building are completed. In addition, I prefer totie the adjoining edges of the screenseo tions together by short piecesof wire as indicated at 33 in Fig. 4. When the concrete wall iscompleted the frame members 27 and 28, as Well as the'corner posts 34:and 3 are firmly embedded in the concrete material and'form suitableuprights upon .which thelath supporting members 35 and the cl-apboards86are nailed as well as the longitudinally disposed stringers 37 which canthe shin les 38 as shown in Fi 4;.

At the corners of the building'on theoutside I bend the Wire nettingaround the corner posts and secure it thereon by nailing and While onthe inside. the netting is also bent at a r ght angle to form acontinuous corner piece. I I prefer to anchor 'it at this 7 point to theouter sections by means of the ties 39 as shown n Figs. 3.1and 7.

In Fig. 7,.I also provide the nailing strips l0 which are embedded, inthe concrete and to which the inner seotion'ofnetting 25 is}.

anchored by the diagonally disposed wire &'1 connecting with the wire 42which has its opposite ends wrapped around and secured upon the str-ips40. M

These nailing strips afford a suitable support upon which .the ends .ofthe clapboards a3 are nailed, the latter abetting the corner finishingboar ds't, which are nailed to the corner post 34: through .tllQfWlJfQnetting.

The lath supporting uprights 35 which are nailed tothe frame. members 27may be varied in thickness accordingto the width of a1r space desiredbetween the plastered 1 V V V v 05 and concretewalls. w

I claim as ny invention: V 1'. A concrete Wall comprising a plurality offrame members, wire netting secured 'to said frame members, asecondwirenet ting spaced. from said first mentioned wire netting, yokesconnecting said last men-1' tioned Wire netting to theQframe members,said yokes having outavardly bent sides for bracing said wire netting,and plastic material interposed between said wire' iet tings and forcedthrough the last mentioned wire netting to form a stucco finish, 7 v 2.A concrete wall comprisinga, plurality of frame members, wireinettingsecured to:

said frame members, a second wire netting spaced from saidfirstmentioned Wire netting, ,yok'es connecting said last mentioned wirenetting to said frame members said yokes having outwardly bentsidesforbrac- I ing said wire netting,.ties connecting said W'II'Gnettlngsintermediate SELld. yokes, and

plastic ;material, interposed between said wire nettings.

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